Falcon
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| Falcon | |
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| Prairie falcon (Falco mexicanus) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom Information | |
| Domain | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Branch | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum Information | |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Sub-phylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Class Information | |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Aves |
| Sub-class | Neornithes |
| Infra-class | Neoaves |
| Order Information | |
| Superorder | Passerimorphae |
| Order | Ciconiiformes |
| Sub-order | Ciconii |
| Infraorder | Falconides |
| Family Information | |
| Family | Falconidae |
| Sub-family | Falconinae |
| Genus Information | |
| Genus | Falco |
| Population statistics | |
A falcon is the general name for any bird in the family Falconidae.[1] They are known as Birds of Prey, and have been used for hunting purposes (see Falconry). Arguably, the most famous is the Perigrine Falcon, clocked at speeds of 90 m/s.[2]